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Academic Affairs Manual (ACD)

ACD 204–01:
Code of Ethics

Purpose

To define the faculty and academic professional code of ethics

Source

University Senate

Applicability

Faculty

Academic professionals

Policy

These ethical principles and types of unacceptable behavior are
organized around the individual faculty member’s and academic professional’s relation to
teaching and students, scholarship, professional responsibilities, university, colleagues, and
community. Since university discipline, as distinguished from other
forms of reproval, should be reserved for misconduct that
is either serious in itself, or is made serious through its
repetition or its consequences, the following general principle is
intended to govern all instances of its application: University
discipline that may result from violation of this code may be
imposed for conduct that is not justified by
ethical principles and that impairs the
university’s central functions.

Responsibilities to Teaching and
Students

Ethical Standards

To encourage the free pursuit of learning in students.

To hold before students the best scholarly standards of the
disciplines.

To demonstrate respect for students as individuals, and to
adhere to one’s proper role as intellectual guide and
counselor.

To make every reasonable effort to foster honest academic
conduct and to assure that evaluation of students reflects their
true merits.

To avoid any exploitation of students for private advantage and
acknowledge significant assistance from them.

significant evidence of a pattern of failing to adhere, without
legitimate reason, to the rules of the faculty in the conduct of courses, to meet
class, to keep office hours, or to hold examinations as
scheduled

evaluation of student work by criteria not directly reflective
of course performance

undue and unexcused delay in evaluating student work

discrimination against a student on political grounds, or for
reasons of race, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin,
disability, Vietnam era veteran status, recently separated veteran status, other protected veteran status, or
for other arbitrary or personal reasons

use of the position of power to coerce the
judgment or conscience of a student or to cause harm to a student
for arbitrary or personal reasons

participating in or deliberately abetting disruption,
interference, or intimidation in the classroom

harassment as explained in ACD 402,
“Romantic or Sexual Relationships Between Faculty Members and Students” and ACD 401, “Nondiscrimination, Anti-Harassment, and Nonretaliation”

breach of the privacy rights of students per SSM 107-01, “Release of Student Information”

and

unauthorized or inappropriate use of self-authored
instructional materials per ACD 204–04, “Royalties from Instructional Materials.”

Responsibilities to Research, Scholarship, and/or Creative Activities

Ethical Standards

To recognize the special responsibility for the advancement of
knowledge.

To seek the truth and to state the truth as one sees it.

To improve scholarly competence.

To exercise critical self-discipline and judgment in using,
extending, and transmitting knowledge.

To practice intellectual honesty.

To prevent intrusion of subsidiary interests in the freedom of
inquiry.

Types of Unacceptable Conduct

Violation of canons of intellectual honesty, such as
misappropriation of the writings, research, and
findings of others.

Engaging in activities where “conflict of interest”
may influence the evaluation of, funding for, or general promotion
of research proposals or research results.

Responsibilities to the University

To be effective in teaching, research, scholarship and/or creative activities, and service.

To adhere to university policies and regulations.

To monitor the amount and character of any work outside the
university, with due regard to responsibilities within it.

To give due notice to the university of pending interruption or
termination of service.

To alert appropriate university offices about alarming or threatening behavior of colleagues and students per ACD 204–09, “Violence in the Workplace” and SSM 104–02, “Handling Disruptive, Threatening, or Violent Individuals on Campus.”

Types of Unacceptable Conduct

Intentional disruption of university-sponsored or -authorized
functions or activities.

Incitement of others to disobey university rules.

Unauthorized use of university resources or facilities.

Forcible detention, physical abuse or threat thereof,
harassment, or intimidation of any other member of the university
community.